{"id":220,"date":"2019-05-07T04:33:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T04:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hsp03.epgpbooks.inflibnet.ac.in\/?post_type=chapter&p=220"},"modified":"2019-05-07T04:39:34","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T04:39:34","slug":"tools-and-techniques-to-assess-and-control-ergonomics-hazards-at-work-places","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/ebooks.inflibnet.ac.in\/hsp03\/chapter\/tools-and-techniques-to-assess-and-control-ergonomics-hazards-at-work-places\/","title":{"rendered":"TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO ASSESS AND CONTROL ERGONOMICS HAZARDS AT WORK PLACES"},"content":{"raw":"
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\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOBJECTIVES<\/strong>:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTo analyze the ergonomic hazards at work place\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nErgonomics<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nINTRODUCTION<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n

E<\/strong>rgonomics is the science of designing the workplace, keeping in minds the capabilities and limitations of the worker. Poor worksite design leads to fatigued, frustrated and hurting workers. This rarely leads to the most productive worker. More likely, it leads to a painful and costly injury, lower productivity and poor product quality. Ergonomics derives from two Greek<\/a> words: <\/a>ergon<\/em>, meaning work, and nomoi<\/em>, meaning natural laws, to create a word that means the science of work <\/a>and a person\u2019s relationship to that work. The term \"ergonomics\" is derived from two Greek words: \"ergon,\" meaning work, and \"nomoi,\" meaning natural laws. Ergonomists study human capabilities in relationship to work demands.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Ergonomics is the process of designing or arranging workplaces, products and systems so that they fit the people who use them. At its simplest definition ergonomics, it literally means the science of work. So ergonomists, i.e. the practitioners of ergonomics, study work, how work is done and how to work better. It is the attempt to make work better that ergonomics becomes so useful. And that is also where making things comfortable and efficient comes into play. Ergonomics is commonly thought of in terms of products. But it can be equally useful in the design of services or processes.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Most people have heard of ergonomics and think it is something to do with seating or with the design <\/a>of car controls and instruments \u2013 and it is\u2026 but it is so much more. Ergonomics applies to the design <\/a>of anything that involves people \u2013 workspaces, sports and leisure, health <\/a>and safety.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Ergonomics (or \u2018human factors\u2019 as it is referred to in North America) is a branch of science that aims to learn about human abilities and limitations, and then apply this learning to improve people\u2019s interaction with products, systems and environments. Ergonomics aims to improve workspaces and environments to minimize risk of injury or harm. So as technologies change, so too does the need to ensure that the tools we access for work, rest and play are designed for our body\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Ergonomics is a relatively new branch of science which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 1999, but relies on research carried out in many other older, established scientific areas, such as engineering, physiology and psychology. To achieve best practice design, <\/a>Ergonomists use the data and techniques of several disciplines:<\/p>\r\n\r\n